At Close Range

19861986
RR
1h 51min

Sean Penn and Christopher Walken in At Close Range (1986)

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Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.

Director
- James Foley
Writers
- Elliott Lewitt(story by)
- Nicholas Kazan(story by)
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Sean Penn and Christopher Walken in At Close Range (1986)

Sean Penn, David Strathairn, Christopher Walken, R.D. Call, J.C. Quinn, and Tracey Walter in At Close Range (1986)

Mary Stuart Masterson in At Close Range (1986)

Sean Penn in At Close Range (1986)

Christopher Walken in At Close Range (1986)

Mary Stuart Masterson and Sean Penn in At Close Range (1986)

Sean Penn and Christopher Walken in At Close Range (1986)

Sean Penn in At Close Range (1986)

Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, and Chris Penn in At Close Range (1986)

Mary Stuart Masterson and Sean Penn in At Close Range (1986)

Sean Penn in At Close Range (1986)

Christopher Walken in At Close Range (1986)

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Two brothers stuck in an impoverished household; their father, a notorious professional criminal, drifts in every now and then to leave them some money, but he never stays. The boys are intrigued by their father and his criminal lifestyle, his money, and his girlfriends, and want to get closer to him. Eventually, the father agrees to plan petty heists for the older brother's gang. The father's truly evil nature is revealed when he willingly sacrifices his sons to save his own life.

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Taglines
- Yesterday, Brad was nobody. Today, he's front-page news.
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
When Christopher Walken works with guns in film, he checks them himself before each scene for safety reasons and his own personal ease. During the scene when Sean Penn sticks a gun in Walken's face, Walken checked the gun before the scene started. Before the director had the chance to say "Action", Penn ran off camera and shouted, "Give me the other gun!" He immediately returned to Walken and started the scene. This is the cut that made it into the movie, and Walken was really terrified.

Goofs
The shotgun pellet wounds on Sean Penn's face disappear almost immediately and leave no scars.

Quotes
Brad Whitewood Jr.: Is this the gun you used?
Brad Whitewood Sr.: That's a nice looking gun.
Brad Whitewood Jr.: Is this the gun you used to kill Tommy? Tommy's dead isn't he?
Brad Whitewood Sr.: Don't even talk about Tommy.
Brad Whitewood Jr.: Is this the gun you used to kill Terry?
Brad Whitewood Sr.: I didn't do nothing to Terry.
[Brad Jr. fires a shot]
Brad Whitewood Sr.: NO! NO! WAIT! WAIT! WAIT! WAIT!
Brad Whitewood Jr.: IS THIS THE GUN YOU USED ON EVERYONE? ON ME? Is this the family gun Dad?

Alternate versions
The UK cinema version was cut by 1 min 1 sec by the BBFC to remove scenes of a cockfight. The 1986 Rank video version was pre-edited by the distributors to remove most of the scene beforehand and subsequently the cuts were reduced to 14 secs. However MGM submitted the original cinema print for the 2003 DVD release and thus 49 secs were cut from the same scene.

Connections
Featured in Madonna: Live to Tell (1986)

Soundtracks
Live to Tell
Written by Patrick Leonard and Madonna
Performed by Madonna
Engineered by Michael Verdick

Top review

Penn & Walken at their career best

AT CLOSE RANGE (1986) *** Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn, Millie Perkins, Eileen Ryan, Tracey Walter, Crispin Glover, R.D. Call, J.C. Quinn, Candy Clark, David Strathairn, Jake Denzel, Stephen Geoffreys, Kiefer Sutherland. Excellent casting of Penn and Walken as son and father sharing two generations of crime with some modulated tense moments and violence perfectly calculated with a fine ensemble character actor cast. Walken is indelibly chilling. Excellent use of light and shadows in cinematographer Juan Ruiz Anchia's choices and excellently directed by James Foley.

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Release date
- April 18, 1986 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Auf kurze Distanz
Filming locations
- Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Production companies
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Budget
- $6,500,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $2,347,000
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $180,286
- Apr 20, 1986
Gross worldwide
- $2,347,000

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 51min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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